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Dr Olajumoke Morenikeji, Director, Zoological
gardens, University of Ibadan on Tuesday said
that the Zoo was safe for people to visit.
She told the News Agency of Nigeria NAN on
Wednesday that the Zoo had continued to
enjoy high patronage in spite of the news on
the break of Ebola virus in the country.
Morenikeji recalled that the Zoological garden
was established in 1948 primarily to support
teaching and research in the Department of
Zoology of the university.
She said that with time the animal collection
grew in number and diversity, while the garden
gradually became a fully fledged Zoo in 1974.
“We are not affected in any way. I think our
people are enlightened enough to know that
our monkeys and Chims are not infected with
Ebola virus.
‘”This is because they have not been out, they
have been in enclosure and people don’t touch
the monkeys.
“We are fine in the Zoo and no Ebola virus.
The only monkeys that can have Ebola are the
ones that have the virus in them,’’ she said.
Oteri Efuturi, a visitor from Edo state to the
zoo said although he was aware of the news
about the virus, he was not afraid to visit the
zoo.
“The information I got about the virus is that
it is not an airborne, I am in the zoo to see
the nature of God which I believe will not be
harmful to me, ‘’ he said.
Mr Seye Esan, a banker said he was on
vacation and decided to visit the Zoo with
members of his family.
“Well we are well informed and also aware of
the outbreak but that does not mean we
should run away from animals”
“We are also taking precautions all the same,
we know the animals here in the zoo are not
infected with the Ebola virus,” he also said.
(NAN)